10 Great Beers Unique to the Northeast

Sebago Brewing Company's Hop Swap: Gorham, Maine

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Credit: Cara Hancock Slifka

The Brewery: Sebago Brewing Company, a brewery headquartered in Gorham, Maine, began as a bewpub operation in 1998 and has grown to incorporate a production brewery and three more brewpubs throughout Maine. The Beer: Hop Swap IPATasting Notes: Sebago's Brewings team offers hop swap as a seasonal IPA over the summers. Each year though they rethink the recipe's hop bill and incorporate new varieties. The 2014 edition features Amarilo, Citra, Belma and Hopsteiner's 05256 (so new it hasn't been named yet) for a hoppy punch of grapefruit, pineapple and pine flavor.